Sitting on the train after Kwai crossing and WangPho viaduct on Friday 14th August 2015 on my way to Bangkok, then Chiang Mai tomorrow. This latest trip offered history with beautiful views...if scary with open doors on the train to a drop along the Wang Po viaduct built by PoW in WWII! It now …
Magical Machu Picchu
12/4/16 Well, I’m on my way to Machu Picchu!! The Culmination perhaps of my year out to travel, this was the central point that the trip was built around! Wanting to get away from the world I wanted to go to the highest mountain in ... Peru (the most distant place I could then imagine, …
Travelling isn’t all fun..
15.8.15 Bangkok Oldtown A difficult day today after a noisy, cold night (yes, cold!). The Oldtown Hostel I booked online through Booking.com was different to my first experienced at Hua Hin with shared dorm ok but shared showers/toilets for a floor. And mine was at the other end of corridor! Looking good at Hua Hin …
Koh Pha’ngan/Full Moon Party!
Joe from Co Down, who says he's average when we were talking and he said his friend had commented 'there seem to be no fat travellers' as most are thin, attractive if not stunning!! (Then there are exceptions like me...! He looked awkward! :o) But he was nice, attractive as the Irish are! Red haired almost, pale skinned, he …
Ha Long Bay A long trip
Today I'm off to Ha Long Bay, where amazingly I had a picture as my screen saver for years, not knowing where it was but wishing I could go to see it. now I will! Bus took ages to arrive, waiting from 7.445 to 9 am, then four hours on the bus. I did though …
Sai Gon
Visited post office (and booked Cambodia bus!), whizzed by cathedral on bike, saw the palace (government) including a bunker. Went to Chinese temple but no photos as capacity full; saw another big Bhudda and tried to charge a fortune, but haggled to half. Visited Ho Chi Minh Campain museum which isn't on the tourist maps, after …
What an interesting day today!!
I didn't like where I stayed last night in Da Nang after choosing against the great looking hostel online via hostel world or booking.com, so decide to try the beach having sen My An which was lovely. However, Looking for places I realised there was one a little higher up ( the map) from …
Chill Out Zone
As part of being 'a traveller' I am learning to take down time. That is slowing down, sitting and watching, sitting and thinking, wandering the streets with a vague direction but no definite plans, and even just staying 'home' - wherever that might be at the time - just pottering, playing, writing or resting. Although …
The Path of Least Resistance
Something I'm learning from Asia, take the easier route if it comes to choices. That's not say don't chose but sometimes you may be like me and go for the choice that is 'right' in a social sense, or win for all. But this doesn't always benefit me in the end, although I don't lose …
Jungle camp!
When we camped, which is usually the last night of the tours - hadn't been sure whether to go or not, and Susan and Tom had returned to Iquitos the previous day - I didn't realise this and just thought I was going on a new jungle walk so didn't tale anything like extra clothes! …
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